Below are some Thank yous and good wishes that we have received to share with
Hospitalized Veterans. (There is an e-mail at the bottom to have your message added.)
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Hello my name is Claudia Nelson. There aren't enough words to express my
gratitude
for your brave service to our country. I never got to thank
my uncle Robert Lastraps
who was a flight engineer in WWII, so thank
you, from all our family. God bless
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Thank You for with all of our Love from our heart for unselfish acts.
May God Bless You!
We do Care!
Paul & Liza Mason
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THANK YOU VETERANS, FOR THE FREEDOMS WE HAVE...
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE THINGS WE CAN
DO...SUCH AS PRAY IN A RESTAURANT, OR OTHER PLACES, OR ATTEND CHURCH
OPENLY, OR READ CERTAIN BOOKS IN PUBLIC PLACES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OUR FREEDOM...
PLEASE TAKE CARE & MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU SAFE.
Sincerely,
Donna Lee
P.S. My Husband is a Vietnam Era (Army) and Desert Shield (Air Force
Reserve) Veteran and My Father was a WWII Marine Veteran who served in
the USS Pensacola...and SAW the original Iwo Jima Flag raised from the
ship...
He received a few minor injuries, Broken Toe when a hatch fell on
his foot and also Lost Hearing in 1 ear due to the big guns he was using
on the ship. but never got a purple heart due to him not wanting his
parents to worry.
So I really understand how important the veterans are.
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I
am writing this note to thank you for making my way of life as safe
and happy as it is. Because of the many ways you’ve sacrificed for all
of us who live in this country, I am able to live the life I would wish
for others.
My family
has always had someone in the military; all branches have been
represented. All members of my family who have served have come home to
be with us and I know just how lucky we are with regard to that. I know
families who have lost loved ones in wars though, it’s the ultimate
sacrifice and it hurts forever. The pride we all feel, whether we’ve
lost or whether our families are still intact is the same.
Many
times I have wanted to thank military members I’ve come in contact
with, flying on the same plane, disembarking from a train, anywhere. I
have not been able to do it. I choke up. Tears come to my eyes and I
just can’t. I can’t explain it any other way than that. And so I will
take this time to thank you all this way.
I’ve
heard many times that those who’ve lost their lives have given ‘the
ultimate sacrifice’. I’m sure that’s true, but I also believe that those
of you who have lost limbs, who are disabled, who suffer the many
horrors of wars gone by on a daily basis also have given ‘the ultimate
sacrifice’. And you continue to do so. My heart wishes to extend
strength to you to bear what you bear.
I
know that it’s because of your strength, your willingness to fight in
battles to liberate an oppressed people, your ability to be a force for
our government that I can wake up each morning and watch birds while I
drink my second cup of coffee, I can drive any car I like on my way to
whatever job I enjoy doing. I can go into any grocery store and the
produce is there at prices I don’t mind paying. These small bits of my
life are not repressed, they are not governed by a force that I must
submit to, they are not regulated as to how much I can have or when I
can have it. When I decide to go out to dinner, I can do that because
someone fought for my right to do it. When I take my children to a movie
it’s because someone long ago made this country free enough for me to
do that. All the lovely freedoms we have, all the decisions we are able
to make, all the times we can yell that we don’t agree with our
governing body on what they feel we should be doing or not doing…all
that is protected by you. By those of you who have put yourselves in
harms way to make sure I don’t suffer, to make sure I can do these
things.. To provide my family and every family the freedoms that come
with our lives.
Thank you from deep within my heart.
Wendy Berezowski
Tulsa, OK
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Thank you for the many sacrifices you and your family have made
in order to keep this country and its people safe. We are a family
of veterans and we want you to know how very much you are
appreciated. -Mary S. Tulsa
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We very much appreciate you and what you were willing to do to protect the rest of us.
Thank you.
Bev Barnes
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This beautiful pieces was sent by Joy P.
Ultimate Freedom
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Blessings to all of you who have served
our country well and are now recooperating in hospitals. My Father was
a Veteran of WWII who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day, was shot in the
hedge rows of France, was missing in action, and almost died from his
wounds. He too spent much time in hospitals before being transported
back to the United States after the end of WWII. He lost two fingers
while in Europe and came home unable to walk. After two years home in
the United States and additional hospitalizations, he regained the use
of his legs, walked, and although he left the Army with 100% disability,
he was finally determined 80% disabled and held down a full-time job at
what is now Sun Oil Company and retired from Sun after 40+ years of
service. He led a very active, productive life until his death at the
age of 80. For those of you who are healing, who are missing limbs, who
feel hopeless,
please know that God is greater than all our needs. He is the Great
Physician who can and does do miraculous things in the lives of His
children as He did for my Father. Also know there are people in our
country, like me, who understand the sacrifices that are made by those
serving our country and who thank you with a grateful heart.
WIth Appreciation and Best Wishes for your recovery,
Sandra Hayes, the daughter of a WWII Purple Heart recipient and Veteran
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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With
my husband (Navy), father-in-law (Air Force), and mother-in-law (Air
Force) all being in the military, I want to thank them and every veteran
that has served to protect our country and the many freedoms that we
enjoy because of their sacrifices. We are so fortunate to live in a
country with so many freedoms!! Without the ultimate sacrifice of our
veterans and their families, our country would not be the same. Thank
you veterans for keeping us safe and protected.
Gayla
Salute to all Veterans
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thank you for your service to our country. It is appreciated more than you know! May God richly bless you. -Deborah T. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To add your good wishes above, please send to:
GRMtulsa@gmail.com
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